Child Drowns in California Wave Pool with Lifeguards on Duty

Posted on Aug 17, 2007A 6-year-old boy died in the "wave pool" attraction at the Great America Amusement Park in Santa Clara, California. It was reported that two life guards were in the pool and four more were positioned around the pool, which is the size of half a Football field. It was reported that the attraction containing 355,000 gallons of water generates large waves and at its shallowest is zero feet and it's deepest, six feet.